Many of FYP’s readers won’t be aware of Johnny Ertl’s blog – located here.

Those who do know about it, will probably find it difficult to understand, as the Austrian international’s blogs are written entirely in German.

However, due to my bilingual abilities, FYP will provide a translation of his blog updates when they arrive – the first of which is below.

The international break gave us the opportunity to recharge our batteries. We had a few days to spare, which I used to travel back to Austria so that I could re-acquaint myself with the culinary delights of home.

The last few games have been the best I’ve experienced since my move to England. Before we could take our well-earned break, we had fixtures against Preston, Queens Park Rangers and Middlesbrough to think about.

The local derby against Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone’s club was played at Loftus Road – a stadium with typical British flair. The explosive fixture also encapsulated the British style – with lots of pace, effort and emotion.

Our goalkeeper, Julian Speroni, was praised by the media after he made three fantastic saves in difficult situations. The 1-1 draw was probably more than a fair result – and so the visit of Middelsbrough awaited us on Saturday.

With international players throughout and a new manager in Gordon Strachan, a massive club made its visit to Selhurst Park. I almost had a reunion with another Austrian that day – Emanuel Pogatezt and I used to play together on the same youth team for HIB Liebenau. It would have been funny to see him again, 15 years later in the middle of London at Crystal Palace – a typical football story – but unfortunately he couldn’t make the trip down to London due to an injury. I wish him a quick recovery.

I would consider the defeat of  Middlesbrough a ‘big win’ – not just because they were relegated from the Premier League last year, but also because of their financial might and squad. We couldn’t even afford their rejects, and yet we earned a 1-0 win.

And just last weekend we made a trip to Coventry. We took a point from the wonderful [read: impressive] Ricoh Arena, with Darren Ambrose scoring his 11th goal of the season. Goal for the Eagles!

We’re now completely focused on the duel with Watford.

There’ll be more about that match in my next update.

We’ll make sure to provide a translation for his next update!

By Robert Sutherland

With little but league position to play for, Palace traveled up to South-Yorkshire looking to secure a win against a well-organised Doncaster Rovers side.

And it was Palace who played the better football of the first half, hitting the post three times in just a few minutes through Neil Danns, Johannes Ertl and Anthony Stokes.

However, in a move that went some way to summing up Palace’s indifferent season, the players somehow conspired to concede a goal with the last kick of the half.

Dean Shiels was put through on goal by Richie Wellens who placed the ball beyond Julian Speroni’s reach.

The second half would prove to be an even greater disappointment, Palace failing to emulate the dominance of their first half performance.

Despite Anthony Stokes having a  goal ruled out for offside, the Eagles struggled to deal with the Rover’s passing football and, in the 75th minute, conceded a further goal; James Hayter putting his side 2-0 ahead.

Warnock felt that Palace should have made their first half dominance count.

“We should have been 4-0 up before they scored,” he told the BBC.

“I was disappointed with the way we lost in the second half.

“The way we played after the interval told me a lot about my players – some good and some bad.”

Questions will be asked about Warnock’s selection of James Scowcroft on the bench for this match, especially as the player is supposedly on his way out. With little to play for this season, one might wonder why another youngster wasn’t given a chance instead.

With Sheffield United up next, in a crucial last game for Warnock’s former club, Palace will have their work cut out to end the season on a high-note.